DRCNet Response to the
Drug Enforcement Administration
Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization

The Ten Claims

DEA Statement

Response

The three groups discussing legalization at Quantico touched
on a number of significant issues. It was evident to the participants that the
pro-legalization arguments have remained fairly consistent over the years and that there
are ten major claims that can be made in opposition of legalization.

It is evident to us that the DEA is not keeping up with the
arguments. We shall examine all ten of their claims here, and we shall provide the
evidence to disprove all the claims.

We have attempted to provide the ten simple, compelling
claims to help you frame your arguments against legalization. The claims are backed up by
facts, quotes and statistics. Periodically, these will need to be updated to ensure that
the most current information is being used to craft arguments against legalization.

As we shall demonstrate, their facts, quotes, and statistics
leave much to be desired.